CVE-2008-4215

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2008-10-10 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-264

Description

Weblog in Mac OS X Server 10.4.11 does not properly check an error condition when a weblog posting access control list is specified for a user that has multiple short names, which might allow attackers to bypass intended access restrictions.

Affected products

Apple Mac Os X Server: 10.4.11

References

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Oct/msg00001.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/32222
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3216
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31681
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31718
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021030
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2780
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45787
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Oct/msg00001.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/32222
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3216
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31681

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